Miss World 2007
Beauty pageant edition
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::summary Beauty pageant edition ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| photo | Miss World 07 ZiLin Zhang.jpg |
| caption | Miss World 2007, Zhang Zilin |
| winner | Zhang Zilin |
| represented | China |
| date | 1 December 2007 |
| presenters | |
| acts | |
| entrants | 106 |
| venue | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China |
| broadcaster | Official broadcaster: |
| International: |
| | placements | 16 | | returns | | | withdraws | | | before | 2006 | | next | 2008 | ::
| photo = Miss World 07 ZiLin Zhang.jpg | caption = Miss World 2007, Zhang Zilin | winner = Zhang Zilin | represented = China | date = 1 December 2007 | presenters = | acts = | entrants = 106 | venue = Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China | broadcaster = Official broadcaster: International:
| placements = 16 | returns = | withdraws = | before = 2006 | next = 2008
Miss World 2007 was the 57th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China, on December 1, 2007.
Taťána Kuchařová of the Czech Republic crowned Zhang Zilin of China as her successor at the end of the event.
Background
The 106 contestants recorded the official torch relay anthem Light the Passion, Share the Dream for the 2008 Olympic Games as a major co-operation between the Beijing Olympic Committee and Miss World Limited. The song had its first broadcast to a global audience at the 57th Miss World final on 1 December.
In addition, to coincide with World AIDS Day, the pageant presented a special tribute to the fight against AIDS, with a televised speech from former South African President Nelson Mandela and the presence of his daughter and grandson, along with traditional dancers from South Africa who joined the contestants in a special song.
Returns, and, withdrawals
This edition saw the return of Albania, Belize, Grenada, Lithuania, Nepal, New Zealand, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Swaziland and Uganda; Suriname, which last competed in 1981, Sierra Leone in 1988, Grenada in 1996, Belize in 2003, Lithuania and Paraguay last competed in 2004 and Albania, Nepal, New Zealand, Swaziland and Uganda in 2005.
Barbados, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, French Polynesia, Liberia, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Uruguay and Zambia, withdrew from the competition.
Results
Placements
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| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 2007 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Top 5 | |
| Top 16 | |
| :: |
Continental Queens of Beauty
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| Continental Group | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| ** Americas** | |
| Asia & Oceania | |
| Caribbean | |
| Europe | |
| :: |
Judges
- Julia Morley (UK) – Chairman of the Miss World Organization
- Duncan James (UK) – Member of the boy band Blue, now an actor and TV presenter
- Annabel Croft (UK) – Former tennis star and television presenter
- Ben de Lisi (Italy) – Renowned fashion designer
- Li Xiao Bai (China) – managing director of New Silk Road Modelling Agency
- Bruce Zhao (China) – Chairperson of the Huayu Group
- Makaziwe Mandela (South Africa) – Daughter of Nelson Mandela, industrialist and philanthropist
- Neal Hamil (United States) – managing director of Elite Models
- Krish Naidoo (Ireland) – Miss World International Ambassador, entrepreneur, works with many charitable organisations
- Elena Franchuk (Ukraine) – Founder of the Anti-AIDS Foundation of Ukraine
Contestants
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106 contestants competed for the title. ::data[format=table]
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Elda Dushi | 18 | Tirana |
| Angola | Micaela Reis | 18 | Luanda |
| Argentina | Alejandra Bernal | 19 | San Salvador de Jujuy |
| Aruba | Boyoura Martijn | 21 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Caroline Pemberton | 21 | Sydney |
| Austria | Christine Reiler | 25 | Mödling |
| Bahamas | Anya Watkins | 21 | Nassau |
| Belarus | Alena Aladka | 22 | Minsk |
| Belgium | Halima Chehaima | 19 | Brussels |
| Belize | Felicita Arzú | 22 | Orange Walk Town |
| Bolivia | Sandra Hernández | 22 | Cochabamba |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Gordana Tomić | 17 | Tuzla |
| Botswana | Malebogo Marumoagae | 24 | Tonota |
| Brazil | Regiane Andrade | 23 | São Bento do Sul |
| Bulgaria | Paolina Racheva | 19 | Ruse |
| Canada | Sara Ghulam | 18 | Toronto |
| Cayman Islands | Rebecca Parchment | 25 | West Bay |
| Chile | Bernardita Zúñiga | 24 | Viña del Mar |
| China | Zhang Zilin | 23 | Shijiazhuang |
| Colombia | María José Torrenegra | 23 | Barranquilla |
| Costa Rica | Wendy Cordero | 19 | Cartago |
| Croatia | Tajana Jeremić | 17 | Vukovar |
| Curaçao | Mckeyla Richards | 19 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Dora Anastasiou | 19 | Xylofagou |
| Czech Republic | Kateřina Sokolová | 18 | Přerov |
| Denmark | Line Kruuse | 25 | Korsør |
| Dominican Republic | Ada de la Cruz | 21 | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Valeska Saab | 23 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Michelle Melhado | 18 | San Salvador |
| England | Georgia Horsley | 20 | Malton |
| Estonia | Kadi Sizask | 21 | Rapla |
| Ethiopia | Mihret Abebe | 19 | Taferi Kela |
| Finland | Linnea Aaltonen | 19 | Kauniainen |
| France | Rachel Legrain-Trapani | 20 | Picardy |
| Georgia | Tamar Nemsitsveridze | 20 | Tbilisi |
| Germany | Janice Behrendt | 24 | Cottbus |
| Ghana | Irene Dwomoh | 21 | Accra |
| Gibraltar | Danielle Pérez | 23 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Aikaterini Evangelinou | 19 | Athens |
| Grenada | Vivian Burkhardt | 21 | St. George's |
| Guadeloupe | Nancy Fleurival | 23 | Abymes |
| Guatemala | Hamy Tejeda | 22 | Guatemala City |
| Guyana | Candace Charles | 17 | Stanleytown |
| Hong Kong | Kayi Cheung | 23 | Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Krisztina Bodri | 21 | Budapest |
| Iceland | Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir | 21 | Reykjavík |
| India | Sarah-Jane Dias | 24 | Mumbai |
| Indonesia | Kamidia Radisti | 23 | Surabaya |
| Ireland | Bláthnaid McKenna | 21 | Kildare |
| Israel | Liran Kohener | 18 | Rishon LeZion |
| Italy | Giada Wiltshire | 17 | Lugo |
| Jamaica | Yendi Phillipps | 22 | Kingston |
| Japan | Lui Watanabe | 23 | Tokyo |
| Kazakhstan | Dana Kaparova | 19 | Astana |
| Kenya | Catherine Wainaina | 22 | Nyandarua |
| Latvia | Kristīne Djadenko | 23 | Riga |
| Lebanon | Nadine Njeim | 20 | Beirut |
| Lithuania | Jurgita Jurkutė | 22 | Plungė |
| Macedonia | Jana Stojanovska | 22 | Skopje |
| Malaysia | Deborah Priya Henry | 22 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Malta | Stephanie Zammit | 22 | Żejtun |
| Martinique | Vanessa Beauchaints | 22 | Ducos |
| Mauritius | Melody Selvon | 18 | Bambous |
| Mexico | Carolina Morán Gordillo | 19 | Manzanillo |
| Moldova | Ina Codreanu | 22 | Chișinău |
| Mongolia | Gankhuyagiin Oyuungerel | 22 | Ulaanbaatar |
| Montenegro | Marija Ćirović | 18 | Nikšić |
| Namibia | Marichen Luiperth | 21 | Swakopmund |
| Nepal | Sitashma Chand | 24 | Kathmandu Valley |
| Netherlands | Melissa Sneekes | 24 | The Hague |
| New Zealand | Stephanie Dods | 17 | Auckland |
| Nigeria | Munachi Nwankwo | 19 | Rivers State |
| Northern Ireland | Melissa Patton | 20 | Belfast |
| Norway | Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge | 19 | Molde |
| Panama | Shey Ling Him | 21 | Penonomé |
| Paraguay | María de la Paz Vargas | 20 | Asunción |
| Peru | Cynthia Calderón | 19 | Tacna |
| Philippines | Maggie Wilson | 18 | Bacolod |
| Poland | Karolina Zakrzewska | 21 | Zielona Góra |
| Puerto Rico | Jennifer Guevara | 20 | San Juan |
| Romania | Elena Roxana Azoitei | 19 | Constanța |
| Russia | Tatiana Kotova | 22 | Moscow |
| Scotland | Nieve Jennings | 20 | Glasgow |
| Serbia | Mirjana Božović | 20 | Lajkovac |
| Sierra Leone | Fatmata Turay | 20 | Freetown |
| Singapore | Roshni Kaur Soin | 21 | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Veronika Husárová | 20 | Komárno |
| Slovenia | Tadeja Ternar | 20 | Beltinci |
| South Africa | Megan Coleman | 22 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| South Korea | Cho Eun-ju | 24 | Busan |
| Spain | Natalia Zabala | 24 | San Sebastián |
| Sri Lanka | Maria Colombage | 23 | Colombo |
| Suriname | Charisse Melany Moll | 22 | Paramaribo |
| Swaziland | Nkosing'phile Dlamini | 22 | Manzini |
| Sweden | Annie Oliv | 20 | Gothenburg |
| Tanzania | Richa Adhia | 19 | Mwanza |
| Thailand | Kanokkorn Jaicheun | 21 | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Valene Maharaj | 21 | Santa Margarita |
| Turkey | Selen Soyder | 20 | İzmir |
| Uganda | Monica Kasyate | 21 | Kampala |
| Ukraine | Lika Roman | 22 | Uzhhorod |
| United States | Abigail McCary | 25 | Denver |
| Venezuela | Claudia Suárez | 20 | Caracas |
| Vietnam | Đặng Minh Thu | 19 | Hanoi |
| Wales | Kelly-Louise Pesticcio | 23 | St Mellons |
| Zimbabwe | Caroline Marufu | 24 | Bulawayo |
| :: |
Notes
Replacements
- Albania – The Miss & Mister Albania organisation replaced Egla Harxhi, Miss Albania 2007, with Elda Dushi, for unknown reasons.
- Belarus – Miss Belarus 2006 1st Runner-up, Yulia Sindzeyeva, was supposed to compete in Miss World; however, she attended the Miss International contest in Japan, where she became 2nd runner-up. A contract with the Japanese organisation prevents her from attending the Miss World contest. 2nd runner-up, Alena Aladka, took her place.
- Curaçao – Lisaika Everitz, Miss World Curaçao, was not accepted as Curaçao's entry to Miss World 2007 for not meeting the age requirements. She was replaced with Naemi Monte. Since Monte did not turn in the official application to the national organisation before the deadline established by Miss World Ltd, the franchiseholder appointed a new delegate: Mckeyla Richards. After this action, Naemi Monte decided to file a lawsuit against the franchiseholder, Reprod, to regain the right to represent the island at the international pageant. On 17 October, a jury decided in favour of Reprod, ending the dispute between both.
- Latvia – Ina Avlasēviča, Miss Latvia 2006, competed in Miss World 2008. The organisation sent Kristīne Djadenko, a former Miss Latvia, to that year's pageant.
- Vietnam – Miss Sea 2007 as well as Miss Vietnam World 2007's 2nd Runner-up Đặng Minh Thu was named by Elite Vietnam as the country's candidate at Miss World 2007. They Earlier offered Miss World's ticket to Miss Vietnam World 2007 Ngô Phương Lan, who turned it down to focus on her studies in Switzerland and Teresa Sam, 1st Runner-up.
Withdrawals
- Barbados – Natalie Griffith
- Guernsey – Hannah McLaughlin
- Malawi – Peth Msinska
- Switzerland – Amanda Ammann. She competed in Miss Universe 2008 and was unplaced. Apparently the Miss Switzerland organization gave up their Miss World licence that year.
- **Chinese Taipei Taiwan ** – Yen Chin Li
- United States Virgin Islands – Esonica Veira She participated 4 years later at Miss World 2011, where she became Top 15
No shows
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Cambodia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Egypt
- Honduras
- Liberia – The Miss Liberia 2007/2008 is scheduled for 23 November 2007, just one week before the Miss World 2007 finals takes place.
- Nicaragua
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo – Pupuce Ngalla Ibata, national director of Miss Congo (COMICO) was informed that Congo will not take part in Miss World 2007. The reason being because the Miss World Organization never replied to their application for the franchise. However, she will try to get the franchise next year.
- Saint Lucia – Yasmin Walcott, national director of Miss Saint Lucia World, was informed that the island won't be represented in Miss World 2007.
- Sint Maarten – Fabiana Arnell, national director of Sint Maarten Queen's competition has informed that reports about Shanyra Richardson's participation in Miss World are not true, but she is interested in taking part in future Miss World competitions.
- Tahiti
- Uruguay
- Zambia
References
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